I will always love this book because it's the one that brought my wife, a Lutheran pastor, and I together. The first time we met we were out for dinner with mutual friends and I mentioned this novel I was reading about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, not knowing what a big deal Bonhoeffer was in Lutheran circles. I offered to meet her for coffee and loan her the book, a ruse that eventually worked. While I also love the novel for the story it tells, I'm grateful for other reasons!